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NREM vs sleep

sleep vs NREM

NREM and sleep both are nouns.

NREM is not a verb while sleep is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
NREM Yes No No No
sleep Yes No Yes No
As nouns, sleep is a hypernym of NREM; that is, sleep is a word with a broader meaning than NREM:
  • NREM: a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
  • sleep: a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
Other hypernyms of NREM include slumber.
NREM (noun) sleep (noun)
a recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
a torpid state resembling deep sleep
a period of time spent sleeping
NREM (verb) sleep (verb)
be asleep
be able to accommodate for sleeping
Difference between NREM and sleep

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